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wvParticipantHerzog does not post nearly enough.
Therefore he should get
cake but not be allowed
to eat it.Happy Birthday, H.
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vwvParticipant“…The 28-point defeat tied the worst margin for a home opener in franchise history.
Hard to watch? Certainly. Important to revisit this week? Absolutely….’
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I want purple blood to be spilled.
Buckets of it.w
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“There will be killing till the score is paid.”
― Homer, The OdysseyYes, purple blood must be spilled.
And the Rams will laugh and splash in the puddles like children.
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Yes. The Rams will drink Purple Blood
and Urinate the Vikings out into
the gutter where they belong.…O dear. Did i say that out loud
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“Still, we will let all this be a thing of the past, though it hurts us, and beat down by constraint the anger that rises inside us.
Now I am making an end of my anger. It does not become me, unrelentingly to rage on”
― Homer, The IliadNovember 7, 2015 at 10:56 am in reply to: Tedy Bruschi: How tough are the Patriots? Not as tough as the Rams #33697wvParticipantInteresting. There is only one elite team in the top 10 (Pats) and there are 4 losing teams in the top 10.
I guess ‘toughness’ (as Bruschi defines it) isn’t that important.
Seems like the Pats have always combined
toughness, and
smartness.Maybe the Rams have combined
toughness, and
dum-ness. Or somethin.w
vwvParticipant“…The 28-point defeat tied the worst margin for a home opener in franchise history.
Hard to watch? Certainly. Important to revisit this week? Absolutely….’
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I want purple blood to be spilled.
Buckets of it.w
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“There will be killing till the score is paid.”
― Homer, The OdysseyNovember 7, 2015 at 10:01 am in reply to: Tedy Bruschi: How tough are the Patriots? Not as tough as the Rams #33692wvParticipanti don’t watch much of the other teams, but the rams do come across as a very tough team.
now if only they could figure out the passing game…
Yeah, everything is in place now,
cept
the Passing-game, and
maybe cutting down a little on pass-completions by opponents.So, they are flawed for sure,
but also right on the verge.w
vwvParticipanti suspect they are better with Barron than Ogletree.
Ogletree has good hands and is very dangerous,
but it also seems like he gets overly aggressive/reckless
sometimes. I dunno.I like that Gordo article on Barron (post before this one).
On Ogletree. This is how I see it—Rams tend to draft very raw, very developmental guys, and we get to watch them mature. The only guy who wasn’t like that was Donald (well, and Gurley). Ogletree fit that picture.
Ogletree was drafted in 2013. This is his third year. He was starting to show a lot, and was learning the game. This doesn’t surprise me, because if they can get Jenkins to mature and play disciplined, high quality defense, they can get virtually anyone to do it.
Then AO goes out and Barron steps in. Barron is different from AO in a couple of respects—he spent time apprenticing the system, and wasn’t out there starting in a situation where we get to see all his growing pains. And he is a year more experienced. So Barron is in that crucial 4-7 year veteran phase. AO was just getting there.
In other respects they’re different versions of the same guy. Just that one’s a base LB and the other’s a base DB.
AND Alexander is coming along, too.
So I am just enjoying all of this.
IMO this defense IS better than 99. The DL is better, though the 99 DL was a good one. But in 99, except for London, I thought the back 7 was more average. This back 7 is loaded with exceptional players.
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I dunno about this D being better than the 99 D. I dunno.
They seem like very different kinds of defenses to me. I know
nothing about X’s and O’s so i cant explain it, but
they just seem like apples and orangutans.At any rate, until GW’s D can be a ‘little’ more
consistent stopping big plays, and the run,
I cant call them clearly-better.This D certainly hasnt had the GSOT-help
the 99D had, thats for sure.I think this D has more raw talent,
but I am not sure they are as ‘consistent’.Then again, the 99D played that historically-Cake
schedule…. So, i dunnow
vwvParticipantYes, I would. Eagerly. Easy decision, your game. We are severely overstocked with humans – many of them bad. Everyone that has ever intentionally harmed another for their own gain or amusement would be gone. I don’t even have to think about it. It would be over 6.5 billion too and I would be happy they were gone.
Now, if the rules were changed, and I had to make a Judgement call, then no I could not do that. But if I knew for certain that those that fit my definition of bad would be gone, I would jump at the chance.
Yeah, I think i would to. But what the hell
does that say about us?Mack may be the only one of us
thats not massively-genocidal.w
vNovember 6, 2015 at 5:03 pm in reply to: Prediction thread – Minnesota Vikings – out of doors #33672wvParticipantI don’t know ZN, Loadholt is out for the season C Sullivan had a setback after back surgery this is far from the OL that blew the Rams 2yds of the LOS last year. Kalil is doing better this year but Berger Fusco Clemmings that interior is pretty soft these days.
That’s fair. You know them better than I do by far.
So you are saying he’s a Viking fan. I see.
We will have to open up another front,
in the board-war. Raider fans AND Viking fans, now.w
vwvParticipantGurley is the ‘glide-iest’ big-runner I can think of.
So smooth. I dunno if that ‘matters’ as far as
gaining yardage, but it is somethin that jumps out at ya
when u watch him.I had a feeling the rams would be fine with Barron
playing instead of Ogletree. In fact, sometimes
i suspect they are better with Barron than Ogletree.
Ogletree has good hands and is very dangerous,
but it also seems like he gets overly aggressive/reckless
sometimes. I dunno.I wonder about Chris Long. Is it time to
move on or is he still a key cog in the machine?w
vwvParticipantI tend to think Foles is indeed a ‘better leader’
though its just a guess on my part based
on the same incomplete, fragmented info we’ve all read.
I dont think its just an ‘outgoing guy’ vs a ‘less outgoing guy’.I think i prefer Foles, but I dunno. I kinda doubt
Bradford would have survived the hits Foles took in Green Bay.
I was surprised Foles got up after a couple of those hits.Lets hope the OLine gels and we dont have to watch
Case Keenum or Mannion behind this OLine.Without Gurley I’d bet Foles wouldnt make it
thru the season in one piece.w
vNovember 5, 2015 at 8:37 pm in reply to: catch percentage, drops, and other bad things from the dark side #33600wvParticipantCatch percentage
This is for every WR and TE who has been with the Rams both years, and has had 20 or more targets.
2014:
Tavon Austin 70.5%
Stedman Bailey 65.2%
Kenny Britt 57.1%
Jared Cook 52.5%
Lance Kendricks 71.1%
Brian Quick 64.1%2015
Tavon Austin 61.5%
Stedman Bailey 47.6%
Kenny Britt 46.2%
Jared Cook 54.3%
Lance Kendricks 56.3%
Brian Quick 40.0%Somethin aint right about those numbers —
tavon has better percentages than Stedman?
We ‘know’ Stedman has better hands.w
vwvParticipantWell, its a very interesting issue. Nittany has
raised some interesting ideas.I’m not sure what i think about it, anymore.
I dunno.But i do consider the fact that Europe has
considered the issue and weighed the pluses
and minuses and they seem to have
decided on a more cautious/slow course:“…Evidence from foreign markets where GM ingredient labeling has been mandatory for many years—for instance, the European Union, where all foods containing or derived from GM crop ingredients (excluding livestock products) have had to be labeled since 2003–indicates that when food processors and retailers have been faced with these constraints they have typically avoided GM ingredients, offering consumers only certified non-GM and organic products….”
I give that some weight, cause i tend
to think Europeans are more grown-up
than Americans.w
vwvParticipantI havent watched the Eagles. Why is
Bradford playing so poorly,
assuming he is ?w
vwvParticipantNY, the pacific NW and most of the north east killed it from what I hear.
A bit dry in cali though…
Excuses!
A lot of States have had dryness.
But they still got the job done.…If Weed is as legal as beer
in Colorado, then I wonder if thats an
advantage as far as getting Free agents
to sign for Denver ?w
vNovember 5, 2015 at 4:44 pm in reply to: Prediction thread – Minnesota Vikings – out of doors #33584wvParticipantThe loss did not sit well with me, especially since it came from the Vikings….
Plus I was younger, and still believed in the power of prayer. So the Vikings not only stole the games, they stole my belief in a benevolent deity, and set me on the pathway to reckless despair that you see me on today.
So your blaming Jesus for the playoff
losses to the Vikings?Its a well-known fact Jesus is a Raider fan,
so I dont think he’d even play dice
with a Viking-Ram game.w
vwvParticipantNobody said anything about Touchdown Jesus.
Now that pic is what you think it is.
I will fill it and update the pic in celebrating the Rams victory and our American Freedoms Sunday nite.
I guess u dont live in
O-hiow
vwvParticipantHappy Day of Birth,
Mack.I always read Mack-posts.
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vwvParticipantWell I’m not a hundred percent sure we can
extrapolate much from the last two games.
I mean, the Rams got out to a lead and
Fisher probly really trusted the defense
and running game to win the last two.I’m not sure the same offensive-approach
and play-calling will stay in place
as the Rams face teams that can score
more points. I dunno.Btw, you can ‘usually’ tell when Fisher thinks
he’s an underdog because he tries to steal
a possession with Hekker-Trickery.w
vwvParticipantVikes podcast
http://www.startribune.com/access-vikings-podcast-zimmer-and-the-vikings-keep-proving-doubters-wrong/339969852/
Episode 16: The Vikings are winning games they haven’t won in recent years. But can they do it against good teams?
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like the vike-podcasters are very impressed with their QBw
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wvParticipanthttp://video.startribune.com/zimmer-vikings-halfway-through-learning-steps/339551272/
Zimmer’s four stages of learningwvParticipantimagine if Gurley got hurt on that cement warning track…..
I suspect the Ram players are more
aware of the danger than visiting players.
Ram players probly know how to avoid slipping on it.November 3, 2015 at 8:13 am in reply to: Prediction thread – Minnesota Vikings – out of doors #33431wvParticipantI just dont know much about the Vikes. but
i do know they have only beaten soft teams.But then the Rams have beaten two
soft teams lately. Hmmmm.I’m gonna go ahead and BeLieve —
Rams 23
Vikings 20w
vwvParticipantI dunno. I’m not sure why he would think they’d be bad all year.
Seems reasonable to assume the young guys would get better.At any rate, i think playing SF would make any unit
look better. Ya know. That is about as bad a SF team
as i can remember. And I remember some teams where
John Brodie was getting kilt on every other play.They might not win another game. Could be
they’ll get the first pick.w
vwvParticipantI can also understand Tavon’s fumble on the Foles’ pass because Foles hung up the ball like punt and Tavon had to comeback for it to make the that catch when he fumbled.
We’re back to the future folks: it’s 1983 through 1985…
1) Rams have a very decent Defense.
2) A great feature RB
3) A HC with USC ties
3) A lousy QB… Rams have a mixture of Jeff Kemp, Steve Dils and Dieter Brock rolled into Foles.The only thing missing from the DeLorean Time Machine is playing home games in So Cal.
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I dunno, but I probly like Foles more than most on the board.
I see him more as a Billy Kilmer type than a Kemp/Dils type.
I think he’s got some serious toughness and clutchness to him,
and i think the players would march through hell for him.w
vwvParticipantI agree that its multifaceted. I dont think its a big mystery:
New OC, New QB, Cook is Cook, Kendricks has the injury, the Young OLine
has been abused a lot. Seems to me its ‘mainly’ been the OLine.
I think a lot of Foles issues are directly related to
bulgerization.One thing i am impressed with about these WR’s is
their blocking. They are really showing up
in that regard. They seem to take pride in it.Its fair to expect some improvement with this
group as the games go by. But it ‘would’
be nice if they could add a Calvin Johnson
to the unit next year 🙂
Seriously, they need a third weapon.
Someone besides Tavon and Gurley.w
vwvParticipantDoes Gurley remind anyone of O.J. Simpson (as a running back)?
Not really, but maybe a little like Bo Jackson.
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vNovember 1, 2015 at 9:38 pm in reply to: Prediction thread – Minnesota Vikings – out of doors #33350wvParticipantBridgewater’s game stats so far:
http://www.nfl.com/player/teddybridgewater/2543465/gamelogsSix TD’s, Five INT’s. Overall rating of around 85.
Enh.
AP has 633 yards. 4.5 yard average. He’s only
had one bad game – SF held him to 31 yards.Vikes haven’t beaten a team with a winning record.
They played Denver tough though.w
vwvParticipantwell. i take that back. deandre hopkins would have been the best pick. but still. not bad.
You know last year, the D looked great in
those two shut-out games. And then the
Giants blew up the RamsD.Now, they’ve played two bad teams
and the D has again looked excellent —
but now they face what looks like a good team.So, it will be interesting to see
how the D does, on the road, against
the Purple-gang.w
vwvParticipanti wonder what that peterson harvin combo was like for the vikings.
Well they have Cordarelle and AP,
now.
Would you rather have Cordarelle and AP
or Gurley and Tavon ?Maybe the Vikes will try some of that
inside/outside stuff themselves.
I believe Cordarelle had his biggest
day against the Rams last time
didnt he?w
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wvParticipantFisher: : “… yes we can run it, we’ll find a way to run it, and we have been doing that since Todd (Gurley) came aboard, but we converted one third down today. That just doesn’t get it done. So we obviously have some work to do. Pleased with the win, don’t misunderstand me. We came through healthy. We still have a lot of room for improvement.”
(On how RB Todd Gurley and WR Tavon Austin complement each other in the offense)
“Well, you have the reverse threat and then you have the quick screen, and we scored on that threat. It’s a simple read for Nick (Foles). If the box is loaded, go outside to Tavon and if they’re sitting outside and you’re worried about that, then we hand it off. So yes, it’s a good problem from an opposing defensive standpoint.”….
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Mr Outside and Mr Inside.
Do any other teams have a combo quite
like this one?w
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